Microsoft sells stake in Israeli facial recognition company
Microsoft’s venture capital arm, M12, invested in AnyVision as part of a $74 million funding round in June 2019.
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The Palestinian artist jailed by Israel for the ‘crime’ of inspiring his people
Today he may be sitting and rotting in an Israeli cell, but in 2012 Palestinian graphic designer Hafez Omar’s posters were setting the internet alight. On Facebook in particular, his….
100-Plus LGBTQ Filmmakers to Boycott Israeli Festival
The group has signed a pledge not to participate in Tel Aviv’s TLVFest in “solidarity” with Palestinian homosexuals.
Athletes Take a Knee Against Israel’s Occupation
Two volleyball players at Brooklyn College are facing a torrent of abuse for protesting during the Israeli national anthem.
Largest Malaysian University Ends Contract With Puma Over Support for Illegal Israeli Settlements
Puma sponsors the Israel Football Association (IFA), which includes settlement teams, and Puma’s exclusive licensee in Israel, Delta Galil is listed in the United Nations database of settlement companies.
Homeland Security Banned Forensic Architecture’s Director From Entry to US
Set to attend the opening of his exhibition at Miami’s Museum of Art and Design, Eyal Weizman was told by an officer at the US Embassy in London that his visa was revoked for triggering a “security algorithm.”
Abby Martin Banned From Speaking at US University For Refusing to Sign Pro-Israel Pledge
Since 2014, 28 states, among those Georgia, have adopted anti-boycott laws, including five executive orders issued by governors.
The IDF Spokesman Announces: Continue to Shoot Palestinian Children
Israeli soldiers shoot children. Sometimes they wound them and sometimes they kill them. Sometimes the children wind up brain dead, sometimes disabled. Sometimes the children have thrown rocks at the….
The second ‘BDS – Driving Global Justice for Palestine’ conference July 24-26, 2020, University of Sydney, Australia Call for papers
Sydney University Staff for BDS along with a range of pro-Palestinian organisations including the Australia Palestine Advocacy network (APAN) and BDSAustralia are calling on supporters of justice in Palestine-Israel, both….
An Israeli Museum Canceled a Talk With an Artist Because of His Palestinian Identity
Haifa University’s Hecht Museum said that Saher Miari’s talk was called off because an appearance by a Palestinian artist does not conform with the politics of the Hecht Foundation, which backs the museum.